A second chance at love! After a tumultuous first marriage, Christina Ricci found what she was looking for in husband Mark Hampton.
Before settling down with the England native, Ricci began dating James Heerdegen in 2011 after the two met on the set of ABC’s short-lived series Pan Am. The Casper actress starred as Maggie Ryan, while Heergarden, for his part, served as a dolly grip operator.
After two years of dating, Us Weekly broke the news of the twosome’s engagement in February 2013. The pair tied the knot in New York City that October and went on to welcome their first child, son Freddie, the following year.
Newlywed bliss, however, didn’t last for long. Ricci filed for divorce in July 2020 and Us confirmed less than a year later that a judge ordered Heerdegen to stay 100 yards away from the Yellowjackets star, stripping him of visitation rights with their son and dog after she accused him of domestic violence.
In the court documents obtained by Us at the time, the Now and Then actress alleged that the abuse began in 2013 and was heightened in 2020 after they were stuck in the house together amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Shortly after calling it quits with the California native, Ricci began dating Hampton and the two announced they were expecting a child in August 2021.
“Life keeps getting better. ,” the Sleepy Hollow star wrote via Instagram alongside a photo of her latest ultrasound. Hampton also took to social media to celebrate the good news, posting the same snap with a similar caption that read, “ Life Keeps getting better!!! .”
Two months later, the two tied the knot in a small ceremony and welcomed their first child together, Cleopatra Ricci Hampton, in December 2021.
During an August 2022 episode of the “Unqualified” podcast, Ricci revealed to host Anna Faris that before meeting the A-list coiffeur, she wasn’t aware of what a trusting relationship looked like.
“I would say — and this sounds really annoying and cloying and stupid — but I would say the first time I really fell in love in a healthy way is probably this marriage that I’m in now,” the Emmy winner said of her romance with Hampton. “I think a lot of my relationships in the past had a lot to do with unhealthy things that I was looking for.”
Ricci went on to share that it’s hard to look back on her past entanglements with any type of fondness now that she’s found the entrepreneur. “And I don’t know if you can call [it] love, but I don’t think things that aren’t good for you should be called love,” she told Faris.
Scroll through to relive Ricci and Hampton’s whirlwind romance:
A second chance at love! After a tumultuous first marriage, Christina Ricci found what she was looking for in husband Mark Hampton.
Before settling down with the England native, Ricci began dating James Heerdegen in 2011 after the two met on the set of ABC’s short-lived series Pan Am. The Casper actress starred as Maggie Ryan, while Heergarden, for his part, served as a dolly grip operator.
After two years of dating, Us Weekly broke the news of the twosome’s engagement in February 2013. The pair tied the knot in New York City that October and went on to welcome their first child, son Freddie, the following year.
Newlywed bliss, however, didn’t last for long. Ricci filed for divorce in July 2020 and Us confirmed less than a year later that a judge ordered Heerdegen to stay 100 yards away from the Yellowjackets star, stripping him of visitation rights with their son and dog after she accused him of domestic violence.
In the court documents obtained by Us at the time, the Now and Then actress alleged that the abuse began in 2013 and was heightened in 2020 after they were stuck in the house together amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Shortly after calling it quits with the California native, Ricci began dating Hampton and the two announced they were expecting a child in August 2021.
“Life keeps getting better. ,” the Sleepy Hollow star wrote via Instagram alongside a photo of her latest ultrasound. Hampton also took to social media to celebrate the good news, posting the same snap with a similar caption that read, “ Life Keeps getting better!!! .”
Two months later, the two tied the knot in a small ceremony and welcomed their first child together, Cleopatra Ricci Hampton, in December 2021.
During an August 2022 episode of the “Unqualified” podcast, Ricci revealed to host Anna Faris that before meeting the A-list coiffeur, she wasn’t aware of what a trusting relationship looked like.
“I would say — and this sounds really annoying and cloying and stupid — but I would say the first time I really fell in love in a healthy way is probably this marriage that I’m in now,” the Emmy winner said of her romance with Hampton. “I think a lot of my relationships in the past had a lot to do with unhealthy things that I was looking for.”
Ricci went on to share that it’s hard to look back on her past entanglements with any type of fondness now that she’s found the entrepreneur. “And I don’t know if you can call [it] love, but I don’t think things that aren’t good for you should be called love,” she told Faris.
Scroll through to relive Ricci and Hampton’s whirlwind romance:
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July 2021
While it’s unclear when the twosome began dating, Hampton made his first appearance via Ricci’s Instagram when she took to social media to celebrate him turning another year older.
“Happy Birthday @markhamptonhair favorite person, gorgeous human, bringer of all things happy, magical and good I love you this next year is going to be the best one yet ,” the Addams Family actress wrote.
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August 2021
The lovebirds announced they were expecting their first child together by sharing a picture of Ricci’s latest sonogram via their respective Instagrams.
“Life keeps getting better. ,” the Grey’s Anatomy alum captioned the post. Hampton echoed the sentiment, writing, “ Life Keeps getting better!!! .”
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October 2021
The pair revealed they had tied the knot in a series of Instagram posts. “Mr. and Mrs. ,” wrote alongside a sweet selfie of herself and the groom.
In an earlier post the same day, Ricci posted a snap of the newlyweds posing in front of a display of roses. Hampton also shared the photo on his Instagram page, captioning it, “#justmarried .”
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December 2021
Ricci and Hampton welcomed their first child together, daughter Cleopatra.
“My heart has exploded,” the London-based artist said alongside a picture of the infant. “@riccigrams and baby Cleo are doing fantastic, we’re all resting after such an eventful morning.. Welcome to the world baby Cleopatra Ricci Hampton.”
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January 2022
During an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Monster actress revealed that her husband chose their daughter’s name without her knowledge. “My husband was like, ‘Well, we’re going to give her a full name right? And the nickname is Cleo?’ And I was like, ‘Cleopatra?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, the full name’s Cleopatra.’ And I was sort of like, ‘Fine, whatever. We’ll talk about this later,’ ” she recalled.
The Wednesday star added, “He got so excited he put it on Instagram, and media outlets picked up that her name was Cleopatra Ricci Hampton, and I was like, ‘Oh, I guess her name’s Cleopatra,'” she told host Ellen DeGeneres.
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July 2022
Ricci opened up about her relationship to Faris during an episode of the “Unqualified” podcast.
“I would say — and this sounds really annoying and cloying and stupid — but I would say the first time I really fell in love in a healthy way is probably this marriage that I’m in now,” she explained at the time. “I think a lot of my relationships in the past had a lot to do with unhealthy things that I was looking for.”
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November 2022
During an interview with Sunday Times Style magazine, Ricci revealed she sold many of her prized fashion items amid her divorce from Heerdegen. At the time, the actress gushed about how Hampton later showed his support for her.
“What has been interesting with Mark was that he was horrified that I hadn’t saved anything, so he has gone on eBay and found my old magazine covers, which is really lovely,” the California native shared. “He is trying to show me that it is safe to have those things.”
